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Dismissed27 February 20243320068

Waycotts Orchard, Merrifield Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0HE

Planning appeal 3320068 at Waycotts Orchard, Merrifield Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0HE (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 27 February 2024 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the NPA's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

described as “creation of residential dwelling known as the Cabin

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Harwood A
Postcode
TQ11 0HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the NPA's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The building prior to the 2020 alterations lacked the physical attributes of a dwellinghouse as established in Gravesham and Grendon case law, and the substantial 2020 additions meant the improved facilities had not been in place for the full four-year period required under section 171B(2).

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